In their first game back after a bye, the Dragons looked
refreshed at Jubilee Oval, running in six tries, while five-eighth
Gareth Widdop did not miss one of his nine goal attempts.

The victory took St George alongside the Brisbane Broncos and
North Queensland Cowboys at the top of the NRL ladder with 18
points.

St George shared the tries around with Josh Dugan, Mitch Rein,
Will Matthews, Jack de Belin, Peter Mata'utia and Etonia Nabuli all
crossing the chalk.

The Dragons notched their eighth victory from their past nine
matches, with the only loss in that period coming against reigning
NRL premiers South Sydney Rabbitohs.

It was another tough outing for Shane Flanagan's Sharks, as they
conceded over 20 points for the fourth consecutive match.

But Cronulla managed to strike a couple of blows against their
hosts, with winger Valentine Holmes scoring the first try of the
match, while Jack Bird caused a stir when he upended Rein following
the front-rower's four-pointer, prompting a scuffle between the two
teams.

In Sunday's other game, New Zealand Warriors edged out Newcastle
Knights 24-20 in Auckland.

Jonathan Wright scored the decisive try for the Warriors in the
69th minute.